West Metro Fire Rescue

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'''West Metro Fire Rescue''' provides [[fire protection]] and [[emergency medical services]] to communities in [[Douglas County, Colorado|Douglas]] and [[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson]] counties in [[Colorado]]. The district is located within the [[Denver metropolitan area]]. The department is also the sponsoring agency for the [[Urban Search and Rescue Colorado Task Force 1]], housed in station 10.<ref> West Metro Fire Protection District, CO|url=https://www.westmetrofire.org/973/Colorado-Task-Force-1-CO-TF1|website=www.westmetrofire.org|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> In 2018, the department responded to 34,222 calls for service.<ref></ref>

== History ==
The district was established in 1995 following the merger of the Lakewood Fire Protection District and the Bancroft Fire Protection District.<ref> West Metro Fire Protection District, CO|url=https://www.westmetrofire.org/851/District-History|website=www.westmetrofire.org|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>

In April 2016, the district grew with the absorption of the Wheat Ridge Fire Department into West Metro.<ref></ref>

== Stations and apparatus ==
As of 2020, the district operates from the following 17 stations located throughout its service area.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Fire Station
!Location
!Engine company
!Truck company
!EMS unit
!Other units
|-
!1
|6401 West 14th Avenue[[Lakewood, Colorado|, Lakewood]]
|Engine 1
|
|Medic 1
Medic 11
|SAM 1
|-
!2
|1545 Robb Street[[Lakewood, Colorado|, Lakewood]]
|Engine 2
|Tower 2
|
|HAZ-MAT 1
|-
!3
|95 Garrison Street[[Lakewood, Colorado|, Lakewood]]
|Engine 3
|
|Medic 2
Medic 3
|
|-
!4
|13155 West Alameda Parkway[[Lakewood, Colorado|, Lakewood]]
|Engine 4
|
|Medic 4
|Brush 4
|-
!5
|14055 West 20th Avenue, [[Golden, Colorado|Golden]]
|Engine 5
|
|Medic 5
|HAZ-MAT 5
|-
!6
|15100 West Sixth Avenue, [[Golden, Colorado|Golden]]
|Engine 6
|
|
|Brush 6
|-
!7
|6315 Mississippi Avenue[[Lakewood, Colorado|, Lakewood]]
|Engine 7
|
|Medic 7
Medic 17
|ARM 1
|-
! rowspan="2" |8
|9001 West Jewell Avenue[[Lakewood, Colorado|, Lakewood]]
|Engine 8
|Tower 8
|
|District Chief 2
Dive 2

Bureau 8
|-
|''Storage station with same location''
|
|
|
|Support 8
Boat 8
|-
!9
|101 Red Rocks Business Drive[[Morrison, Colorado|, Morison]]
|Engine 9
|
|
|Brush 9
Brush 39

UTV 9
|-
!10
|3535 South Kipling Street[[Lakewood, Colorado|, Lakewood]]
|Rescue 10
|
|Medic 9
Medic 10

Medic 19
|ATV 2
Collapse Rescue 10

SAM 2

Bureau 7

AIR 10

Rehab / MCI unit

Technical rescue trailer
|-
!11
|15629 West Belleview Avenue[[Morrison, Colorado|, Morison]]
|Engine 11
|
|
|Brush 11
|-
!12
|9990 West Alamo Place, [[Littleton, Colorado|Littleton]]
|Engine 12
|
|Medic 12
|
|-
!13
|12613 West Indore Place, [[Littleton, Colorado|Littleton]]
|Engine 13
|
|Medic 13
|Brush 13
|-
!14
|10305 West Chatfield Avenue, [[Littleton, Colorado|Littleton]]
|
|Truck 14
|
|District Chief 3
Rescue 14
|-
!15
|6220 North Roxborough Park Road
|Engine 15
|
|Medic 15
|Brush 15
|-
!16
|3880 Upham Street, [[Wheat Ridge, Colorado|Wheat Ridge]]
|Engine 16
|
|Medic 16
|District Chief 1
|-
!17
|10901 West 38th Avenue, [[Wheat Ridge, Colorado|Wheat Ridge]]
|Engine 17
|
|
|Brush 17
Swift Water Rescue 17
|}
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== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Fire departments in Colorado]]

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